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FAR Part 8.4 discusses the Federal Supply Schedule program, better known as the GSA Schedules Program.




About

"The Ovid Group has one overriding mission.  That mission is to arm our clients with the strategies and resources required to transform them from companies that are merely registered to do business with the federal government into "Problem-Solving, Solution-Providing Partners"TM to the federal government."  - Scott Sekerak, CEO.

THE OVID GROUP, INC. was founded in 2005 and is an experienced team that assists companies overachieve their revenue goals with the U.S. federal government. Our proven system substantially increases sales while at the same time reduces operational expenses - and, in most cases, does so in less than 120 days. We provide the highest level of customer service and deliver results that show a measurable return on investment.

What We Do

The Ovid Group offers companies complete government contracting solutions that teach them step-by-step what they need to know about attracting, making, and keeping the U.S. federal government their largest customer. Whether your company is a small business seeking to enter the market for the first time or a mid- to large-sized business looking to increase market share, The Ovid Group's personalized, hands-on attention will help take you as far as you wish to go.  Click here for a complete list of our federal government contracting education and consulting services.

How We Do It

"IN THE FEDERAL government market place, the company that pre-sells the deal is the company that wins the deal! Therefore, be the best prepared company that you can be by posturing your company for victory by minimizing or even eliminating the competition ahead of time. This is the true way ahead for your company and its products and services." - Scott Sekerak, CEO and Founder, The Ovid Group, Inc.

"NOW THE GENERAL who wins a battle makes many calculations . . . ere the battle is fought . . . . The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand. Thus do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat: how much more no calculation at all! It is by attention to this point that I can foresee who is likely to win or lose."  - Sun Tze, The Art of War.

"IF YOU KNOW your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle."  - Sun Tze, The Art of War.

Executive Summary

Scott Sekerak is an internationally-recognized motivational speaker and authority on government contracts and the federal government market place. Scott is the CEO and founder of The Ovid Group, Inc., a full service government contracting solutions firm that helps companies throughout North America and Europe initiate or increase government sales through greater market place awareness and understanding. Scott is experienced in all facets of the government contracting process and has proven track record that ranges from business process and strategy development to tactical and operational execution to in depth market research, analysis, penetration, and expansion. He has helped companies of all sizes and industries do business with the General services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense (DOD), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), FEMA, and NASA, as well as every Department from Agriculture to Veterans Affairs. A former multiple award-winning middle teacher, Scott makes the ins and outs of federal contracting both easy to understand and very profitable. You may contact Scott on 1-866-543-8020, ext. 1 or at info@ovidgroup.com.  

Jim Hayes provides companies with full-service government sales and business development support. He specializes in helping companies develop and grow long-term relationships federal government agencies. His proven success combines detailed market assessments with custom-tailored marketing strategies. Jim has twenty-five years of experience developing effective sales organizations for multibillion-dollar technology companies. He was personally responsible for building successful global sales organizations for companies such as TRW, A.O. Smith and BREED Technologies. As Vice President New Business Development at BREED, Jim grew government revenue from zero to over $20 million in less than three years.  You may contact Jim on 1-866-543-8020, ext. 2, 1-216-990-8932 or at jh@ovidgroup.com.

NAICS Codes

The Ovid Group provides services under the following NAICS Codes:

541611 - Administrative Management & General Management Consulting
             Services
561110 - Office Administrative Services
541613
- Marketing Consulting Services
561410
- Document Preparation Services
611430
- Professional and Management Development Training
541430
- Graphic Design Services
541618 - Other Management Consulting Services

News

Thursday, July 24, 2008
The Ovid Group's complimetary TeleClass "The Dollars and Sense of GSA Contracts" is now available online twenty-four hours a day. [Get the TeleClass]

Wednesday, July 23, 2008
The Ovid Group's complimetary TeleClass "Government Contracting: A Recession Proof Market Place" is now available online twenty-four hours a day. [Get the TeleClass]

Monday, July 14, 2008
The Ovid Group launches four (4) new products to designed to assist increase profits, improve effectiveness and efficiency, and reduce costs when marketing and selling to the federal government.  These four (4) products are called: TOG Government Business Receptionist, TOG Government Business Liaison, TOG E-Commerce Marketing and Sales Database and Shopping Cart, and TOG Dedicated Website Hosting Solution. 

Monday, June 2, 2008
The Ovid Group launches Metamorphoses 101:
The strategic-minded government contractor’s road map to successfully adapting your productive commercial market place working habits to the lucrative world of U.S. federal government contracting!

Wednesday - Wednesday, May 21-28, 2008
The Ovid Group's five (5) part TeleClass series "De-Mystifying Government Contracting" is attended by thirty-two (32) companies.

Thursday, May 15, 2008
The Ovid Group's monthly complimentary TeleClass "Government Contracting: A Recession Proof Market Place" is attended by seventy-nine (79) companies. 


Tuesday - Wednesday, April 22-30, 2008
The Ovid Group's five (5) part TeleClass series "De-Mystifying Government Contracting" is attended by twenty-six (26) companies.

Thursday, April 17, 2008
The Ovid Group's monthly complimentary TeleClass "Government Contracting: A Recession Proof Market Place" is attended by eighty-eight (88) companies.

Wednesday - Thursday, March 12-20, 2008
The Ovid Group's five (5) part TeleClass series "De-Mystifying Government Contracting" is attended by eighteen (18) companies.

Thursday, March 6, 2008
The Ovid Group's monthly complimentary TeleClass "Government Contracting: A Recession Proof Market Place" is attended by sixty-five (65) companies.

Wednesday - Thursday, February 13-21, 2008
The Ovid Group's five (5) part TeleClass series "De-Mystifying Government Contracting" is attended by twelve (12) companies.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008
The Ovid Group's monthly complimentary TeleClass "Government Contracting: A Recession Proof Market Place" is attended by sixty-five (65) companies.

Monday - Wednesday, October 8-10, 2007
Scott Sekerak attends Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Exposition 2007 at the Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

Thursday, September 20, 2007
General registration begins for the September 26th complimentary GSA Contracting Informational TeleClass "The Dollars and Sense of GSA Contracts."

Wednesday, September 19, 2007
The September 19th complimentary GSA Contracting Informational TeleClass "The Dollars and Sense of GSA Contracts" is attended by eighty-four (84) companies.

Monday, September 10, 2007
Registration closes for September 12th complimentary GSA Contracting Informational TeleClass "The Dollars and Sense of GSA Contracts" as all conference bridge slots become filled.  The Ovid Group, Inc. announces registration for a September 19th encore of The Dollars and Sense of GSA Contracts"

Tuesday, September 4, 2007
General registration begins for the September 12th complimentary GSA Contracting Informational TeleClass "The Dollars and Sense of GSA Contracts."

Thursday, August 30, 2007
The Ovid Group, Inc. proudly announces pre-registration for a complimentary GSA Contracting Informational TeleClass entitled "The Dollars and Sense of GSA Contracts" scheduled for Wednesday, September 12th at 8pm Eastern Time.

Monday, August 20, 2007
Scott Sekerak attends the Peak Performance Breakfast Series in Falls Church, Virginia hosted by NASA and the Lockheed Martin Corporation.


About the Name of the Company
The Ovid Group's name is inspired by the Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso (March 20, 43 BC – 17 AD), who is known to the English-speaking world as Ovid. Ovid was major inspiration for Dante Alighieri, Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, and John Milton. Ovid's most famous work, The Metamorphoses (8 AD), is an epic poem that draws on Greek Mythology and takes as its subject "forms changed into new bodies." It is our best classical source for 250 myths and its influence on European literature and art some argue surpasses Homer.


 
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